OpenText Exceed TurboX Release Notes Version 12 - 12.0.2 Product Released: April 2020 Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Release Notes Revision History ................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Related documentation .............................................................................................................. 9 2 About OpenText Exceed TurboX ................................................................................................ 10 3 New features in Version 12.0.2 ................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Support for systemd ................................................................................................................ 10 3.2 Silent installation support for maximum number of sessions launched on a node ................. 10 3.3 Runtime removed from server patches ................................................................................... 10 3.4 New Connection Node state (Enabled, synchronizing) ........................................................... 11 3.5 ETX Server improvements ...................................................................................................... 11 3.5.1 Improved runtime deployment to connection nodes .................................................. 11 3.5.2 Improved login workflow ........................................................................................... 12 3.5.3 Improved ETX Server startup speed (connecting to multiple nodes) ......................... 12 3.5.4 Better handling of replies when ETX License Server is in Maintenance mode .......... 12 3.5.5 Improved collection of troubleshooting information .................................................... 12 3.5.6 New server setting httpsCipherSuites ........................................................................ 12 3.5.7 Improved workflow for email notifications ................................................................... 13 3.5.8 Site URL property in all notifications and messages .................................................. 13 3.5.9 Custom welcome message on the Login page .......................................................... 14 3.5.10 Tile-based watermark for copy auditing feature ......................................................... 14 3.5.11 Retrieving Total active time for a session using REST APIs ...................................... 15 3.6 New session features .............................................................................................................. 15 3.6.1 Suspended session sharing ....................................................................................... 15 3.6.2 Improved session state notification in ETX Dashboard .............................................. 15 3.6.3 Improvement to launching a session from a shortcut ................................................. 15 3.7 Keeping the current locale or setting the system one (to use the language of choice) ........... 16 3.8 Ability to disable file Copy / Paste for Windows hosts ............................................................. 16 3.9 Performance improvements for remote sessions .................................................................... 16 3.10 New profile option for H.264 hardware decoding .................................................................... 17 3.11 Manual configuration of .Xauthority ......................................................................................... 17 3.12 Improvements to notifications and messages ......................................................................... 18 3.12.1 Message for regular users attempting to log into ETX Server Manager .................... 18 3.12.2 Messages indicating that incorrect local port or IP address were entered ................. 18 3.12.3 Useful errors shown when Windows RDP sessions fail to start ................................. 18 st 3.12.4 Message to close RDP sessions before launching 1 Direct session........................ 18 Exceed TurboX Version 12-12.0.2 Release Notes 2 3.13 Logging improvements ............................................................................................................ 19 3.13.1 Sorting the list of Server Log files ............................................................................... 19 3.13.2 Improved etxdb logging for troubleshooting of FATAL/WARNING messages ............ 19 3.14 User interface improvements ................................................................................................... 19 3.14.1 New “Idle since” column ............................................................................................. 19 3.14.2 New Security page under Site Settings ...................................................................... 20 3.15 Support for ARM 64-bit on Linux ............................................................................................. 20 3.16 New OpenSSL version ............................................................................................................ 20 3.17 OpenJDK 1.8.0_232 on Linux ................................................................................................. 20 3.18 Discontinued and deprecated features or components ........................................................... 21 3.18.1 ETX UI no longer contains the option Use TLS in FIPS mode ................................... 21 3.18.2 Two node events removed from the Activity log ......................................................... 21 3.19 New features in 12.0.1–SERVER hotfixes .............................................................................. 21 3.19.1 New features in Hot Fix 6-SERVER ........................................................................... 21 3.19.2 New features in Hot Fix 4-SERVER ........................................................................... 22 3.19.3 New features in Hot Fix 3-SERVER ........................................................................... 23 3.20 New features 12.0.1–RUNTIME hotfixes ................................................................................ 24 3.20.1 New features in Hot Fix 3-RUNTIME ......................................................................... 24 4 New features in Version 12.0.1 ................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Support for the Korean language ............................................................................................ 26 4.2 Secure HTTPS Proxy for Non-VPN environments .................................................................. 26 4.3 Support for multiple ETX versions in a cluster ........................................................................ 26 4.4 Improvements to Connection Nodes ....................................................................................... 27 4.4.1 Limiting the number of sessions launched on a node ................................................ 27 4.4.2 Limiting the number of nodes being patched concurrently ......................................... 27 4.5 New profile functionality ........................................................................................................... 28 4.5.1 Exporting and importing profiles using ETX Dashboard ............................................ 28 4.5.2 Pseudo Color emulation support for ETX Client ........................................................ 28 4.5.3 Option to use interactive mode for Secure Shell ........................................................ 28 4.6 New session management functionality .................................................................................. 29 4.6.1 Launching a session on a node selected by the user ................................................ 29 4.6.2 New default for resuming a session via a shortcut ..................................................... 29 4.6.3 Windows Direct console sessions fall back to multi-user mode ................................. 29 4.6.4 Option to sign out of Windows when ETX session terminates ................................... 29 4.6.5 Running remote sessions directly on the node (for Windows RDP and XDMCP queries) ................................................................................................. 30 4.6.6 Option to terminate a session when the last window is closed .................................. 30 Exceed TurboX Version 12-12.0.2 Release Notes 3 4.6.7 Shared session title shows who controls the session ................................................ 31 4.6.8 Restricted session sharing for LDAP groups .............................................................. 31 4.6.9 ETX session windows resume to the original Windows virtual desktop ..................... 31 4.6.10 Windows taskbar is grouped by ETX session ............................................................ 32 4.6.11 Saving a workspace when a session is forced to quit ................................................ 32 4.7 Improvements to Copy and Paste functionality ....................................................................... 32 4.7.1 Support for Copy / Paste in shared sessions ............................................................. 32 4.7.2 Support for Copy Image functionality on Mac and Linux desktops ...........................